You see the curious expression 'TBH' in an instant message. What exactly does TBH stand for? Answer: TBH stands for to be honest. TBH is used when someone is trying to be frank while discussing something that is uncomfortable or controversial. Other common abbreviations used by the same online authors include: JMHO (Just My Humble Opinion) FWIW (For What It's Worth...) OTHO (On The Other Hand...)
Bill Benson's findings, published in The Law That Never Was, make a convincing case that the 16th amendment was not legally ratified and that Secretary of State Philander Knox was not merely in error, but committed fraud when he declared it ratified in February 1913.
The Sixteenth Amendment, approved by Congress in 1909 and ratified in 1913, made it possible for Congress to enact an income tax without having to worry about whether, under the rules applicable to direct taxes, the tax had to be apportioned among the states on the basis of population.